New Alzheimer's Drug Could Slow The Disease By Up To 80 Per Cent

Halted by 38%

Alzheimer’s research has had a breakthrough in possible treatment after new drug trials show positive results in slowing the disease.

The clinical trials, conducted on 82 people by the TauRX pharmaceutical company, showed that brain shrinkage could be reduced by up to 38% on the LMTX medication.

Not only was there a halt to brain deterioration, but test scores in memory and attention exams were “significantly” improved.

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Despite this positive step in the phase III trial, the team said at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, that they had not quite been able to reach their primary goal of helping 891 people with attention, memory and language.

There was a particular segment of the participants who benefited disproportionately from the treatment.

Within the sample group, 85% of the 891 participants were already taking other drugs and these people did not see the same levels of improvement as the remaining 15% who only took LMTX.

They believe that this shortcoming was due to the influence of other medication being taken simultaneously alongside LMTX.